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Rescue Us From Debt

Published: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 12:40 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 12:40 a.m.

Fiscal cliff? What cliff? This is a term used by the media and others to scare the dickens out of people. The measures in the so-called cliff are the appropriate actions we, as a nation, need to take to rescue ourselves from the ocean of debt in which we are now foundering — a debt incurred by the deadly duo of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The banks didn't need to be rescued, and we don't need to keep printing bailout money.

These measures, now before Congress include, tax hikes for everyone, rich and poor alike. We are one nation indivisible, right?

Entitlements (Medicare and Social Security) now constitute 60 percent of our bloated budget. They, too, must be cut back. Working people and retirees should share the burden. Cuts to the military are also included. Why do we need an excess of sophisticated weaponry to chase down a bunch of Muslim terrorists hiding in caves?

Athletes have a saying: "No pain, no gain." So which will it be — pain or no gain?

<p>Fiscal cliff? What cliff? This is a term used by the media and others to scare the dickens out of people. The measures in the so-called cliff are the appropriate actions we, as a nation, need to take to rescue ourselves from the ocean of debt in which we are now foundering — a debt incurred by the deadly duo of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The banks didn't need to be rescued, and we don't need to keep printing bailout money.</p><p>These measures, now before Congress include, tax hikes for everyone, rich and poor alike. We are one nation indivisible, right?</p><p>Entitlements (Medicare and Social Security) now constitute 60 percent of our bloated budget. They, too, must be cut back. Working people and retirees should share the burden. Cuts to the military are also included. Why do we need an excess of sophisticated weaponry to chase down a bunch of Muslim terrorists hiding in caves?</p><p>Athletes have a saying: "No pain, no gain." So which will it be — pain or no gain?</p><p>OWEN SEAR, M.D.</p><p>Winter Haven</p>